Opinion and Editorial

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Too many U.S. bridges are in state of disrepair

Editorial: As President Donald J. Trump spends all his time running for re-election in 2020 and thus pursues


It’s tax time: Try to laugh

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Tax season is upon us, which gives us a choice: Laugh or cry. I


Wanting to be cool, reporters are ignoring negative effects of weed

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication I think I’ll direct a series of low-budget movies with


Literal reading of Bible is fraught with hazards

Opinion: Literal reading of Bible is fraught with hazards Regarding the March 24 Letter “Embracing LGBT


Waterways policy is crony capitalism disguised as patriotism

Opinion: WASHINGTON The president has received from one of his employees, Commerce Secretary Wilbur


Ryan’s presidential bid is about the Valley’s future

Editorial: We have known Tim Ryan since 2000 when he first ran for elected office. But The Vindicator did not


Reader to writer: 'You're an idiot'

Opinion: Those words, spewed by a disciple of President Donald J. Trump, was like a knife to the heart. The


A win for the Valley

Opinion: A look down the win-loss column of the Mahoning Valley shows that we are short a few victories


Mahoning Valley women urged to attend wellness program

Opinion: A variety of health screenings are free from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 at Kilcawley Center on the Youngstown State University campus.


Symbol of the human spirit

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Socialism is back in vogue in some quarters. According to the


Lent is the annual invitation to pay attention to spiritual matters

Opinion: By MICHAEL GERSON Washington Post WASHINGTON A friend – reacting to the apparent thinness of


Ryan takes the plunge. Will he sink or swim?

Opinion: In politics, timing is everything, which is why Mahoning Valley congressman Tim Ryan’s announcement


Youngstown Mayor Brown ducks city’s financial troubles in speech

Opinion: It didn’t come as a shock that Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown didn’t really discuss the city’s


Death penalty getting crueler

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords For years, most of the U.S. has been changing death- penalty laws


Run, don’t walk, to support 2019 Valley Relays for Life

Editorial: Relay for Life, the mother of all community fundraisers in the nation, gets back on track in the